coming

[kuhm-ing] / ˈkʌm ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

approaching, promising

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipated expected forthcoming impending subsequent

STRONG

advancing aspiring close converging deserving docking due fated foreseen future instant marked near nearing oncoming ordained predestined preparing progressing pursuing

WEAK

about to happen almost on one at hand certain drawing near en route eventual gaining upon getting near immediate imminent in prospect in store in the offing in the wind in view next nigh prospective running after to-be up-and-coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distant

STRONG

away far gone past

NOUN

arrival

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advent

STRONG

accession approach landing reception

Antonyms

WEAK

departing departure exit going leaving

Example Sentences

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“Serena brought the game to another level and it is incredible for the sport that she’s pushing the boundaries and coming back,” Navratilova said in a statement released by the WTA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"Having coming in, I see a marked change in the individual," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Rival AI lab OpenAI, which was most recently valued at $852 billion, is set to file its own paperwork with regulators in the coming weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported last month.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Cash into SpaceX will, almost arithmetically, result in cash coming out of the stock market’s most liquid names.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Karli was never shy though, never backward in coming forward.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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